FortyTwenty

FortyTwenty
Origin	Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Genres	Country, Cowbilly, Honky-Tonk
Years active	2002-Present
Labels	Slackjaw Records
Website	FortyTwenty.com

FortyTwenty is a country rock band formed in Lincoln, Nebraska. The group's third studio album has been recorded, but is yet to be released.

Current members

• Jon Bradley: Guitar/vocals
• J.J. King: drums/vocals
• Lern Tilton: Upright Bass/vocals
• David Wilson: Fiddle/Acoustic Guitar/vocals, who has now moved on to the Cowboy Dave Band

Albums

Lowdown and Dirty

The group's first album, Lowdown and Dirty, was released in 2003 on Slackjaw Records. The track list includes:
1. Drink About Her (Tilton)
2. Dreamin' Big and Livin' Small (Wilson)
3. The Wagon (Tilton)
4. Honky-Tonk Me (Wilson)
5. What Women Say (Tilton)
6. Hang Around (Wilson)
7. Angel (Tilton)
8. Broken Heartland (Wilson)
9. Lowdown Dirty Drinkin' (Tilton)
10. Cowboys and Hippies (Wilson)

Sober and Stupid

The group's second full-length studio release, "Sober and Stupid," came out in 2005 on Slackjaw Records. The album received significant radio play in various markets, reaching the No. 5 spot on the Freeform American Roots Chart, the No. 8 spot on the Euro-Americana Chart, and the No. 12 spot on XM Satellite Radio's X-Country Chart. The group recorded its 13-song disc with producer A.J. Mogis at Presto Studios in Lincoln, Nebraska. The track list includes:
1. Paulette (Tilton)
2. Life That Chose Me
3. Walk Out
4. Milk and Pancakes
5. Can't It Be Me
6. Peace, Love & Honky-Tonk
7. Skunk Yodel No. 7
8. Ceiling Fan Polka
9. Sober and Stupid
10. Doggone Happy To Be Blue
11. Sorry
12. Pancakes and Beer
13. Turn To The Whiskey

Country Music Television

In May 2004, FortyTwenty was invited to Nashville by Country Music Television to record four original acoustic songs for a segment called "New Voices, No Cover," which is now featured on FortyTwenty's CMT.com page.[1]